Reply #15: Simple, Easy, Nonviolent Solution!

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During the day, when you are up and the bird is elsewhere, carefully climb that tree (or it it's difficult, use a ladder) and tie a stout length of clothesline to a flexible branch near where you hear the bird at night. Tie the end tightly so it'll take a bit of tugging..

Trail the other end of the line back to your bedroom window. Gently slide it under or through the screen (you can patch the hole later) and tie the inside end to something you can find easily in the dark (no, not *that*! Something not attached to you!) and all is set. leave lots of play in the line inside but keep it fairly taut between house and tree.

At night when El Beako Caruso starts his or her nightly serenade, gently pull the string taut.. a little more.... lit-tle mooooooorrrre
then LET GO! THWISSSHHH! The branches whip back and the bird thinks *something* is coming up into the tree to get it! Bye bye birdie!

You may have to repeat a few times before Cheep Thrills understands that *this* tree is *haunted*, but it'll work.

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